Symmetric Response May Come from Russia, Says Volodin

A symmetric response may come from Russia in the event that Europe steals Russia's frozen assets. This was stated by the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, on his Telegram channel. The information is reported by TASS.

“A number of European politicians, led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who are trying to remain in their positions and driven by the poor financial situation of their states, which they have brought about, have again begun to talk about stealing our country’s frozen assets to continue the militarization of Kyiv. Such a decision will require a symmetric response from the Russian Federation,” he noted.

According to Volodin, in this case, much larger assets belonging to unfriendly countries will be seized than the frozen funds in Europe: “The EU has spent more than €85 billion since 2022 to support Kyiv’s criminal regime. This has come at a high cost to ordinary Europeans, with rising prices, a declining economy, and a downturn in industry. The situation in Europe has deteriorated significantly in recent years.”

“The business activity index in the eurozone’s industrial and service sectors has fallen to its lowest level, previously observed only during the COVID-19 pandemic,” added the Chairman of the State Duma. He pointed out that economic growth in the eurozone has decreased nearly fivefold compared to 2022, and Germany is losing 0.5% of its GDP.

“As a result, politicians who advocate for war to the last Ukrainian are being replaced by those who are primarily concerned with domestic issues,” Volodin mentioned, recalling that during the recent summit in Brussels, the leaders of EU countries were unable to agree on financing the Kyiv regime in the amount of €50 billion.

Earlier, Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, stated at a press conference following the EU summit that the Commission would soon present proposals on how to use the income from Russia's frozen €211 billion assets for financing Ukraine.